Gartered

Gartered
Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gartering}.] 1. To bind with a garter. [1913 Webster]

He . . . could not see to garter his hose. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]


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  • gartered — gartered; un·gartered; …   English syllables

  • gartered — garter ► NOUN 1) a band worn around the leg to keep up a stocking or sock. 2) N. Amer. a suspender for a sock or stocking. DERIVATIVES gartered adjective. ORIGIN Old French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, calf of the leg …   English terms dictionary

  • Gartered Trogon — male female …   Wikipedia

  • gartered — adjective wearing a garter …   Wiktionary

  • gartered — gar·ter || gÉ‘rtÉ™r / gɑːtÉ™ n. elastic strap which holds up stockings or socks v. fasten with a garter, hold in place with a garter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gartered — adjective Etymology: from past participle of garter (II) 1. : having garters 2. : invested with the badge of the Order of the Garter 3. : surrounded or supplied with a heraldic garter …   Useful english dictionary

  • Red-gartered Coot — Taxobox name = Red gartered Coot status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Fulica species = F. armillata binomial = Fulica armillata binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • red-gartered coot — geltonsnapis laukys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Fulica armillata angl. red gartered coot vok. Gelbschnabel Bläßhuhn, n rus. желтоклювая лысуха, f pranc. foulque à jarretières, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – laukiai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • cross-gartered — /kraws gahr teuhrd, kros /, adj. (in Elizabethan and other costumes) wearing garters crisscrossed on the leg. * * * …   Universalium

  • cross-gartered — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: cross (V) : wearing garters crossed along the leg (as in some ancient or medieval costumes) …   Useful english dictionary

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